Thirty-nine illegal Chinese aliens who landed on St. Thomas this week pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to charges that they entered the territory illegally.
They were sentenced to five days in prison and will be turned over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service to be processed.
The illegal aliens were intercepted Wednesday morning in Estate Tabor and Harmony. Area residents reported to authorities that the Chinese nationals were seen making their way to the Tabor and Harmony neighborhood from Sunsi Beach where they landed.
INS officials have not been told where the latest group of Chinese nationals came from. They have admitted only to arriving by boat Tuesday night.
